Day: December 24, 2021
Omicron fallout: Over 4,000 flights canceled world over on Christmas weekend | World News
Commercial airlines around the world canceled more than 4,300 flights over the Christmas weekend, as a mounting wave of Covid-19 infections driven by the Omicron…
Malaysia flood: 41 dead, 8 missing as heavy rains forecasted in coastal states | World News
“Of the 41 deaths, 25 were reported in Selangor, 15 in Pahang and one man in Kelantan,” Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah…
Russia: Expect US answer on security guarantees next month | World News
Separately, new satellite images captured by a private US company show that Russia has continued to build up its forces in annexed Crimea and near…
US waives in-person visa interviews in a bid to cut wait times | World News
The consular officers will now be temporarily authorised to waive in-person interviews for nearly a dozen visa categories, including Persons in Specialty Occupations (H1B visas),…
Japanese govt officials to skip Beijing winter Olympics over rights abuse | World News
Chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno announced on Friday that Japan would dispatch three top members of the teams that helped organise this year’s Tokyo Olympics…
‘One in 10 Londoners are likely infected with Covid’ | World News
Around 1 in 10 Londoners were likely infected with Covid on Sunday, according to new official estimates that underlined the relentless advance of the Omicron…
At least 39 killed in fire on Bangladesh ferry | World News
A massive fire swept through a crowded river ferry in Bangladesh in the early hours of Friday, leaving at least 39 people dead and 70…
Indian-origin Judge Appointed To S Africa’s Highest Judicial Bench
Johannesburg: Narandran ‘Jody’ Kollapen, who is Indian origin, has been appointed to South Africa’s highest judicial bench, the Constitutional Court. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday…
Sara Ali Khan reveals she takes advice from Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan before signing a film
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Carnival Freedom hit by Covid-19, 3rd Florida-based cruise ship to report cases this week | World News
An undisclosed number of passengers and crew aboard the Carnival Freedom cruise caught the virus so the ship was denied entry to Bonaire and Aruba,…